From green super algae to fodder. At tonights Bierberaad we will take a close look at the raw ingredients, waste and unusual histories of beer and their breweries. With Fodder Talk by Kai Kikkers (DuynieBeuker), Prison Beers by Arwen en Matthijs Ronner (Maallust and De Jongens Ronner), Corny Beer...

Turn your waste into delicious superfood

Why buy mushrooms when it is so easy to grow them? This workshop explains the ins and outs of mushroom cultivation at home. You will learn how to turn your coffee waste and old cardboard into something edible. And gain a better understanding of the potentials of mycelium as a source for new bio-m...

Biotalk with Thought Collider, Martijn Engelbregt & Teresa van Dongen

Listen to your body. Literally. Did you know that our bodies transmit electro-chemical messages that form a different rhythm for every individual? Or that your pee is not just waste but a great indicator of your health? At tonights Biotalk we will take control of our own bodily functions and expl...

Mass Spectrometry is an analytical technique used to determine the mass of particles, such as the metabolites present in urine. Currently spectrometers are being developed to fit in the palm of your hand and within the next 10-15 years such technology will become cheap and compact enough for consumer use in the home. The Fluid Analyser speculates how such a home Mass Spectrometer may function, the daily collection and analysis of both urine and saliva, feeding fresh data, wirelessly into the Metabolic Painting.

Does your beer taste like burned rubber? When it comes to the act of tasting beer you don’t have to be a pro to distinguish between different flavours. All you need is some expert guidance, a curious mind and a fair pair of taste buds. Tonight we will put our senses to the test. Join our beer ...

In the Aquaponics hut we keet the temeperatures high by not ventilating too much in the cold season. But our plants need CO2. So we grow mushrooms in the same room. Mycelium produces CO2. So our plant feel good and we get to eat more mushrooms.

Ignite: ideas, obsessions and talks

It's time for the first Ignite of the year, and the first Ignite on our new location. The 12 speakers of January's Ignite will give a 5-minute talk about digital fashion, colours of mycelium, shrinking offices, corner frames and more. Food at 19:00, the first speaker will kick off at 20:00. Buy y...

Biotalk with Bart Vandeput and Katharina Unger

What if we could eat from our own waste? Would you dare to eat plastic eating fungi, or would you rather try a digestible solar cell? At Biotalk: Digestopians, we look into the future of food and comestible experiences with artist Bart Vandeput, a.k.a. Bartaku, and designer Katharina Unger from L...

Bierberaad

Bierberaad talks beer, yeasts, flavors and fermentation. From big beers and fancy processes to fanatical hobby brewers and their concoctions. This edition we invite you for a beer questionnaire with Heineken's Global Head Brewer Willem van Waesberghe. Does his beer-ideology differ from hobby brew...

Cheers to the Biotoop!

On December 1 2014, Mediamatic moved to their new location at Dijksgracht 6. Here, on this great terrain near the waterside (within walking distance from Central Station!), we will start with the realization of Biotoop Dijksgracht and continue and intensify our focus on all that is designed with ...